Kosuke Fukudome - February 2008 |
homerderby.com - 2/21/2008
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Over the past decade the Cubs have made
lots of improvements to Wrigley Field ... seats, statues,...
falling concrete, etc. But they had ignored their pot-hole ridden field. Until now ... video at HRD.
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Wrigley Field has a new Field
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proxy.espn.go.com - 2/18/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Chicago is anxious to extend
its hands and hearts to Kosuke Fukudome . If...
he fulfills the hype, there will be an abundance of standing ovations, Wrigley Field curtain calls and laudatory Jay Mariotti columns coming his way over the next ...
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Fukudome likened to Ichiro-Matsui hybrid - MLB
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 2/18/2008
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Outfielder's arm, defense may be Gold Glove-level By
Paul Sullivan | Tribune reporter 9:37 PM CST, February...
17, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - While the arrival of Kosuke Fukudome is expected to beef up the Cubs' lineup, it also should give them a defensively ...
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Fukudome improves Cubs' defense -- ChicagoSports.com
luolsdong.blogspot.com - 2/13/2008
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Simply getting robbed of a division title is
SO last century. The Cubs decided to get a...
kick start on losing year #100 by just getting flat-out robbed . "Todd Robert Smith, 44, was arrested Saturday and accused of taking items from a number of ...
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And I Thought It Was Zell's Inside Man
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 2/23/2008
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Lee to hit 4th, Ramirez 5th in search
for consistency By Paul Sullivan | Tribune reporter 8:55...
PM CST, February 22, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - Cubs manager Lou Piniella experimented with so many lineups last season that at one point he threatened to pull the ...
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Kosuke Fukudome to hit 3rd in Cubs' lineup -- ...
suntimes.com - 2/25/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Not that he can talk
much about it with any Cub teammate other than...
Shingo Takatsu , but Japanese right fielder Kosuke Fukudome seems to be making a smooth adjustment two weeks into his first spring training in the United States.
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Kosuke getting oriented
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 2/25/2008
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| Tribune staff reporter 7:58 PM CST, February
24, 2008 MESA, Ariz. - Kosuke Fukudome hasn't shown...
much power during live batting-practice sessions, but Piniella said he's not worried about his swing this early in camp. "I don't want to put a number ...
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Fukudome's bat yet to show some power -- ChicagoSports.com
chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 2/28/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Kosuke Fukudome's career single-season high
in stolen bases is 13, which he swiped in...
2005 for the Chunichi Dragons. The No. 3 hitter in Japan does not run much, and Fukudome said he never had the green light to go. That may change. ...
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The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Notes: ...
chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 2/28/2008
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome received
a rather rude welcome to the Cactus League on...
Thursday. In his first at-bat in the first inning, he was hit on the right arm by the first pitch he saw from San Francisco's Noah Lowry. > "I ...
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The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Fukudome ...
chicagosports.chicagotribune.com - 2/12/2008
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Few players came further in 2007 than Geovany
Soto. His bat came alive after he got himself...
into shape, and he hit his way not only to an MVP award in the Pacific Coast League but to a starting job behind the plate for the Cubs. Manager Lou Piniella put him on the playoff roster, then started him ahead of veteran Jason Kendall.
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Catching their eye: Cubs rookie Geovany Soto
dailyherald.com - 2/15/2008
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MESA, Ariz. _ The Japanese media began staking
out the Fitch Park front door before it was...
fully light outside this morning. Shortly after 8 a.m., their man arrived. Kosuke Fukudome passed through the media ranks and headed for the Cubs clubhouse, ...
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Fukudome makes grand entrance
suntimes.com - 2/16/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Forget the cultural differences and
language barrier. Cubs manager Lou Piniella says nothing is...
lost in translation with Kosuke Fukudome when the Cubs' new right fielder swings a bat.
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Lou on Fu: 'Ball jumps off his bat'
suntimes.com - 2/16/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- The Kosuke Fukudome era arrived
Friday morning at Fitch Park amid the expected cramp...
of media spilling over into the lobby and onto the sidewalk of the Cubs' spring-training site.
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It's crunch time for Fukudome
dailyherald.com - 2/16/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Now the question becomes where
Kosuke Fukudome bats in the Cubs' lineup. During last...
month's Cubs convention, manager Lou Piniella stated that Fukudome would be well-suited to hitting second, third or fifth. "I have been batting third ...
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Fukudome likely to settle into No. 5 spot
yomiuri.co.jp - 2/21/2008
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Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent MESA, Ariz.--New teammates. Shorter practice.
A different format. Kosuke Fukudome is loving his first...
spring training in the major leagues. "I'm doing things I haven't done before, it's fun," Fukudome said after his first ...
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Fukudome starts with a smile : Sports : DAILY YOMIURI ...
dailyherald.com - 2/23/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Another day, another non-controversial controversy.
"Is this a story?" asked first baseman Derrek Lee....
As long as manager Lou Piniella continues to think out loud, just about anything is a story in Cubs camp. One day after addressing ...
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Piniella's batting order obviously not set in stone
chicago.cubs.mlb.com - 2/23/2008
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MESA, Ariz. -- Lou Piniella used more than
120 different lineups last season and he wants to...
find the right combination this spring, which could result in a 3-4-5 combination of Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez. "I've been thinking ...
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The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs: News: Potential ...
bleedcubbieblue.com - 2/25/2008
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Courtesy of BCB reader ronsanto10 and his wife,
Seiko, we have quite a few photos of action...
yesterday at Fitch Park. He also passed along the following story: There was a funny incident with Kosuke. The coach throwing BP to Fukudome yelled over to ...
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Photos From Fitch Park
out-of-rightfield.blogspot.com - 2/26/2008
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Kosuke Fukudome made the list for some reason.
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5 Cubs in Baseball America's 2008 Top 100 Prospects
blogs.suntimes.com - 2/27/2008
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Based on casual conversations among media at Cubs
camp the past few days, some of the shine...
seems to have worn off new guy Kosuke Fukudome . Whether it's Lou creating a few more expectations by slotting him third in his projected lineup or just the ...
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